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PETERSON v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEX.

No. 08-10258.

588 F.3d 838 (2009)

Kevin Scott PETERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Hutchison (argued), S. Rafe Foreman (argued), Foreman Lewis & Hutchison, Grapevine, TX, for Peterson.

Laetitia Coleman Brown (argued), James Alexander Riddell, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, JOLLY, Circuit Judge, and MONTALVO, District Judge.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This case, brought as a § 1983 action, presents the question whether the City of Fort Worth incurs municipal liability under Monell v. Dep't of Social Servs. for the alleged excessive force of two of its police officers. See 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Kevin Peterson, who has alleged that he was seriously injured by Fort Worth police officers during the course...

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